Tag Archives: c.s. lewis

Being in love

Posted on October 15, 2008 by admin

Being in love is a good thing, but it is not the best thing. There are many things below it, but there are also things above it. You cannot make it the basis of a whole life. It is a … Continue reading →

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Courage and virtue

Posted on October 14, 2008 by admin

C.S. Lewis wrote this about courage in The Screwtape Letters: Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means, at the point of highest reality. A chastity or honesty … Continue reading →

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Humility and Laughter

Posted on July 15, 2008 by admin

This week we wrap up our sermon series on 1st Peter by focusing on the Apostle Peter’s teaching about humility. Please consider the following quote from a recent book on C.S. Lewis.. +++ Laughter is a divine gift to the … Continue reading →

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Living with God in the Present Moment

Posted on June 2, 2008 by admin

In C.S. Lewis’s book The Screwtape Letters, senior demon Screwtape gives  his nephew, a junior tempter named Wormwood advice on leading his human into damnation: The humans live in time but our Enemy destines them to eternity. He therefore, I … Continue reading →

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You have never talked to a mere mortal

Posted on May 11, 2008 by admin

It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you … Continue reading →

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